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Prof Petrus J de Vries
Centre for Autism Research in Africa (CARA), Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
In a recent Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism, we set out to describe what can be done in the next 5 years to address the current needs of autistic people and their families all around the globe. We emphasized that children and adults with autism can lead happy and healthy lives, but that urgent action is required to make sure this happens. In this presentation, I will outline key findings from the Lancet Commission, and then discuss some of the main challenges to ensure that the future of care and clinical research in autism does indeed meet the needs of the culturally-, socio-economically- and linguistically diverse communities we serve.
Centre for Autism Research in Africa (CARA), Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Centre for Autism Research in Africa (CARA), Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Petrus de Vries is the Sue Struengmann Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Founding Director of the Centre for Autism Research in Africa (CARA) at the University of Cape Town. He is the current President of the South African Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists and Allied Professions (SA-ACAPAP), and Treasurer of the International Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists and Allied Professions (IACAPAP). He also coordinates the IACAPAP Helmut Remschmidt Research Seminars (HRRS), an international research capacity-building programme.
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